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Unique holiday camp for children aged 4 – 7years. Our days will include Drama and stories, themed arts and crafts, games and fun. Plus plenty of fresh air and outdoor play.

Come and join us for a holiday camp full of imagination! At Ecchinswell Village Hall 9.30 – 3.30pm 9th April -12th April. Join us for a block of 2 days or all 4. Just £25 a day with a 25% discount for siblings.

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Easter is a great time to visit Finkley, with so many baby animals to see including lambs, chicks and baby rabbits.

We have a fun packed day waiting for you, full of animal activities including pony rides and sheep racing; there will be games with the Mad Hatter and Easter Bunny too, as well as an Easter Trail to complete to win a prize! Of course, it wouldn’t be Easter without the sweet treats, so join us for one of our Easter Egg Hunts and you won’t go home empty-handed!

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Families invited to spot the LEGO creatures as Festival Place and Bright Bricks host a fun-filled safari hunt for the Easter holidays

A fun-filled safari park adventure made entirely from LEGO bricks will encourage families to go wild at Basingstoke’s Festival Place this Easter.

The shopping centre will be transformed as more than 20 colourful life-size animals made from LEGO go on display, scattered throughout the shopping and leisure destination.

The sculptures, including an intricately-designed lion, crocodile, ostrich, gorilla, and warthog, will form part of a fun jungle trail designed for families to challenge themselves to find as many creatures as they can to be in with the chance of winning prizes.

People will be invited to share their fun safari pictures on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by tagging @festivalplace and using the hashtag #GreatBrickAdventure

Participants of all ages will be able to take selfies in an authentic safari jeep, and children will be invited to take part in “Make and Take” LEGO workshops, where they will be able to build their own tiger or lion face and take it home with them.

The experience is being brought to Festival Place by Bright Bricks, based in Bordon, Hampshire, which is the only LEGO-certified building company in the UK. The sculptures have been made using more than 1m bricks and the specialist team has spent 6,241 hours building the models.

The LEGO Bricks Safari tour begins on Thursday, March 29 and will run until Sunday, April 8. The drop-in “Make and Take” sessions will take place from 11am to 3pm in Porchester Square on Good Friday and Easter Saturday (March 30 and 31)

Steven Connolly, Centre Director at Festival Place, said: “We are really excited about bringing the LEGO safari tour to the shopping centre and it promises to be a fun few days for all the family to enjoy. Festival Place will be transformed overnight into a mini-zoo of LEGO, so we can’t wait to get it all set up for safari fun over the Easter holidays.

“LEGO appeals to all ages, so we are expecting a high level of interest. The animal sculptures are incredibly life-like and have to be seen to be believed to appreciate the amount of effort and time that has gone into building them.

“We will have animals people might expect on a safari like lions and tigers, and some more unfamiliar ones, such as parrots and spiders. It promises to be a lot of fun and there will be some great picture opportunities.

“We wanted to make it an interactive experience, rather than just a display, so we hope as many families and children as possible can take part in the jungle trail and let their creativity flow in the workshops in Porchester Square.

“With all our shops, restaurants and leisure facilities, it’s a great opportunity for a family day-out over the Easter holidays, for families who live locally and those who come from further afield.”

Children can drop in to the “Make and Take” sessions and no prior booking is required.

To watch a time lapse video of the Bright Bricks team making an ostrich, which took four people 200 hours to create using 29,860 bricks, visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBqdnQzGxXg

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What’s on this Easter 2018

Easter is a wonderful time of year isn’t it?

The weather *should* be starting to warm up again, daylight is lasting longer and the daffodils and tulips are emerging to add a glorious splash of colour to the world. We’re often surrounded by a bountiful supply of chocolate and lots of us will have the joy of an extra long weekend to spend with loved ones. What’s not to love!

The possible downside to all of the extra sugar consumption, is that you may have some very energetic bunnies on your hands to entertain and wear out. We at NHM’s are here to help, with some suggestions for local events and activities to have them positively hopping with joy.

Below is a great list of what is going on in the local area, throughout the school Easter Holidays and the bank holiday weekend. Enjoy!

Running all through the holidays locally

The National Trust are once again running Cadbury Easter Egg Hunts at a number of their properties between 30th March – 15th April. You can spend some time taking a wonder around the impressive grounds and houses at The Vyne or Basildon House, collect clues along the way, to claim a choc-tastic treat at the end! You can find out more about what’s going on and which locations are taking part here – https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/join-the-cadbury-easter-egg-hunts

Four Kingdoms adventure park are holding an ‘Easter Eggstravaganza’ right through the school holidays with an easter egg hunt every day. Watch the story time show: “Who Stole My Eggs” and then help the giant rabbit, Gruff, Bart and his friends in a tail of naughty easter egg gobblers. They will also be offering arts and crafts and a chance to cuddle and feed their new spring lambs. https://www.4-kingdoms.co.uk/easter-holiday-activities-for-kids-in-basingstoke/

Festival Place have teamed up with the master builders at Bright Bricks to bring us a FREE Giant LEGO bricks safari tour between 29th March – 8th April. An exciting way to keep the kids entertained whilst you take a dash into the shops or grab yourself a pit stop in a local café!

Easter Egg Hunts

We all remember the thrill of a good Easter egg hunt and there are some cracking ones happening locally this Easter. Below are a list of specific events happening through the school holidays and bank holiday weekend –

The Anvil are bringing some fun and hilarity to Basingstoke with their Easter Pantomine, Beauty and the Beast. Tickets are no doubt selling fast so check out more here http://www.anvilarts.org.uk/easter-panto

Friday 30th March

Happy Faces Playgroup have announced an annual hop around the village between 10am – 12pm. Join them on Easter Friday for our egg hunt, face painting, tea and cake, raffle, tombola, games and more!

In case one Easter egg hunt just isn’t enough, Bramley are also hosting an Easter egg hunt, starting from the centre of the village at Clift Meadow Pavillion. For £1.50 per child, you can follow the clues and bag yourself a treat at the end. Refreshments will also be available.

Saturday 31st March

Mortimer Village are hosting an Egg-citing Easter Egg hunt between 10am – 4pm. Just hop on down to one of their local stores and collect a map and start your hunt for a yummy treat reward at the end! https://www.facebook.com/events/167899360501771/

The list could go on, there is so much happening locally, we are spoilt for choice. Whatever you do, have a cracking time!

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Don’t you just LOVE it when a PR company change their mind about what they’ve sent to you as they “were a little too excited about our new offering and it’s launch date.”

They have asked me to remove this post as I’m afraid the offer is no longer applicable.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

I’m just as miffed as you are!

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The People’s Theatre Company presents Don’t Dribble on the Dragon, by Steven Lee, at The Haymarket on Tuesday 11 April at 7.30pm

Tom is a toddler with a cool older brother, a secret dragon… and a dribbling problem that just won’t stop! When Tom’s endless drooling threatens to tear the brothers’ friendship apart can their dragon’s amazing magic help them put it back together again or will it only end up making things worse?

Based on the new book by Steven Lee, and with magic designed by the late Paul Daniels, this spectacular musical adventure about growing up and the importance of family is the perfect feel good show for big-hearted adults and loving little ones alike.

Tickets for Don’t Dribble on the Dragon are priced £12 (includes £2 booking fee). Suitable for ages 2 and over.

For more information or for tickets, call the Anvil Arts box office on 01256 844244, or visit the website anvilarts.org.uk.

This competition is in no way affiliated with Facebook.

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Thank you very much to one of the NHM Writers, Karen, for this fab review!

Thank you also to Michelle for the pictures!

About

Chineham Splash Park is a new, free water activity open between 10:00 and 19:00 until september. It is situated in Chineham park and also boasts a large field with a half pipe and outdoor trail gym.

When we attended we arrived before 10:00 and the park was already filling up with excited children and parents with picnic blankets.

Once 10:00 finally came around someone pressed the activation button and it was only moments before all the shrieking children were soaking wet and running around in the water jets.

Facilities and Food

There has also been a portacabin toilet that was added to the splash park in the past week. However, the park unfortunately lacks any other facilities but the Popley Spotlight centre are happy for people to pop in and use the toilets and they also sell refreshments. Bare in mind that is a 5 minute walk away so if there’s only one adult in your group you’ll probably end up packing away your things.

You might want flipflops or sandals for wet children to wear as well as extra towels or clothes to put on over wet swimming costumes for the trips to the toilets. Don’t forget your swimming costumes, towels and swim nappies as well as sun protection.

The area has several picnic benches but they are unshaded in the morning so bring a picnic rug or blanket and head under the trees.

Parking

There are around 20 parking spaces at the park and others in residential streets a bit further away

Tips

Our top tips are to consider bringing the buggy (or a shopping trolley) to load everything in for trips to the toilet, don’t forget your own potty to avoid a few and arrive early before it fills up.

Older excited children might be a bit daunting for the little ones so bring a towel for yourself so you can encourage them in (and cool off) and a carrier if you have a baby.

If the water isn’t working, don’t leave, the council advise that if its been on constantly for a long time sometimes the reservoir will need 30 minutes to refill.

Rating

We enjoyed the splash park so it scores a 5/5 from the Johnson family.

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